Garter



Patented June 7, 1927.

CHARLES GLOWACKI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GARTER.

Application filed December 18, 1925. Serial No. 76,168.

This invention relates to hosiery supporters, and has for an object thenovel construction and arrangement of parts, producing abet-tor devicethan in general use.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a leg having the invention devicesupporting a sock. Fig. 2 shows developed rear view of the device withone flap raised.

3 shows a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Fig. '4: shows a substantially similar view as Figure 3, but with lengthof supporters adjusted in central slot of main body.

Fig. 5 shows a substantially similar view as Figure 3, but with lengthof supporters adjusted in top slot of flap.

Fig. (3 shows an enlarged fragmentary front view of holding meansillustrated in dotted lines in Figure 2.

The device is constructed with a main body portion formed by two stripsand 1.1 stitched together to form one integral piece, and having sewn inat one end a buckle 12 adapted to be engaged in a multiple of apertures13 at the other end to allow for ustment on the leg of the wearer.

Sewn in between said strips 10 and 11 on the lower edges thereof aresupporter bodies 1 1, preferably two in number, having suitablesupporting means at the lower extremity, as shown at 15 constructed inthe usual way with a metallic member 16 engageable over a rubber button17 and a protector sheet 18 preventing metallic member from contactingwith wearers skin.

The main body portion just over the sup porter bodies 14: is constructedwith a series of parallel longitudinal slots 20. A flap 19 sewed to themain body portion at its upper end by stitches 21 is situated in back ofsaid body portion having slots 20, and is constructed with slots 22positioned in ofi'- set relation to and out of registration with saidslots 20, but of the same lengths as said slots. The flaps 19 normallyare in the downward position as shown in the left hand part of Figure 2;the right hand part with 'the'fiap up is to clearly illustrate theslotsQO.

Thefunction of the slots consists in allowing a varying range ofdistance from supporting means to the main body portion. As shown inFigure 3 the device is in maxi mum distance position, while Figure 4tillustrates the supporting body 14 passed through a slot 20 thusadjusting to different desired positions, and to obtain an adjustmentbetween any two slots '20, the supporting body is passed through a slot22 in the flap 19 which are in offset position with regard to slots inmain body, as illustrated in Figure 5. j

Preferably the device is made from nonelastic material, viz, the mainbody portion,

the flaps, the supporting bodies, etc.

While I have illustrated and described my invention, withsome degree ofparticularity,

I realize, that in practice various alterations therein may be made. Itherefore reserve the right and privilege of changing the form of thedetails of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the corelated parts without departing from the spirit or the scope of theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows 1. Asupporter of the class described comprising a body portion, fasteningmeans on one extremity of said body portion adapted to be attached tothe other end thereof, said body portion having a plurality ofsuperimposed parallel slots and extending longitudinally thereof, adepending extension secured to said body portiondirectly below saidslots, said depending portion being adapted to be laced throughanydesired one of said slots for adjusting the effective length thereof,and a fastening member secured to thelower end of said depending thelower end of said extension, said extension being adapted to be disposedupwardly and threaded through any desired one of said plurality of slotsfor shortening the effective length of said extension.

3. In a supporter of the class described, a body portion comprisinginner and outer layers of flexible material, spaced depend-- ingextensions disposed at their upper ends between said outer and innerlayers and rigidly secured thereto by stitches adjacent the longitudinaledges thereof, said body member being provided with a series ofsuperimposed slots extending longitudinally thereof directly above theupper stitched edges of said depending extensions, flaps secured tov theupper edge of said body portion directly above the superin'iposed slotstl1QI'll1,t1D l: disposed adjacent the inner surface thereof, said flapsbeing provided with spaced superimposed slots disposed in offsetrelation to and out of registration with the slots in said body portion,fastening means secured to the lower end of'said extensions adapted forattachment to hose, said extensions being adapted to be disposedupwardly and projected forwardly through any desired one of the slots insaid body portion for producing a predetermined effective length thereofor to be projected rearwardly through any desired slot of the series ofsaid flap for producing a different predetermined effective length ofsaid extensions.

1-. A supporter of the class described comprising a body portionprovided with a plurality of spaced superimposed slots extend-- inglongitudinally thereof, a flap secured at its upper edge to said bodyportion directly above said longitudinal slots and disposed adjacent theinner surface of said body portion comprising a series of superimposedslots positioned in otl'set relation to and out of registration with theslots of said body portion, and 11 depending extension secured to saidbody portion directly below the slots therein adapted to be disposedupwardly and threaded through any one of the slots insaid body portionor in said flap for producing a predetermined effective length of saidextension. r

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

CHARLES GLOWACKI.

